Vehicle-tire.



l. IVIONSON.

VEHICLE TIRE., APPucATloN FILED OCT. 17, 1910 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1. MUNSUN. VE TIRE.

' APPLICATIN l E 0511;'. 1915. LQSQ, ya@ 1# Nov. 2, M3U.;

HEETs-ASHEET 2.

` er d r n To @ZZ why/m may @amasser Be it known dial; lf, J''N/s loifsmg a ject of the King 0i' iwefleu and L s of the city of New York? boeug'li hebben, in bhe count-y 2mal .gste of blew York, have invente@ new :mal improves Vehicle-Tires, of which the ollmviiig is im full, clear, :md exact il ,sc1piona his ly a. continuation 0i lle eppliemisn for il. latent of the Un'efl States, Ne. 9022, -f 'i by me on le'biumiv 18, 19115.

The. invention elaes t0 vehicle tires, suoli as shown and clesci'ibed the l, ters Pai ent of lle United, Ses, Ll'fl, grants@ zo e on ll/sicli 18, l

The object of 'She present inven'i provlde a new and improved ve' no1i-iiilstable type mid arranges gradually' inmessing i'esistzmee exerted up@ il..

'[u (mier accomplish the desi use. is matie of a plm? j bodies Wili t'ead in sonmmn.

.il practical embodiment of *she invention is represened in e :memupsaying ings o'mingg e. puri; 0f 'Unis speeiiessi m which simile? elisfaeers of ieiferenee isdicate coi'i'esponing" parte in ail "alle 'vim Figui@ l is si :Ence View of a. vehicle wl provided-With the impmvefl 'vehicle til Fig. 2 is an eillmgj-sfl @wss section 03 same on lie lime Z--SB @il l; und

Figs. te 8 are ez'oss sections 0l' iiimliliefl. forms of The laire is mail@ o' 'abbey if other sullable material fuicl in its geneul. cmsnmctiou embodiess plu 'slity effi annular 'imiivifllm tire bocliesfd wili irse-fl lll in cominci lle tire bcdies we mmngecl one slongswe Othei' in a. transverse diiectimi7 :mel fiie a ljacent inner aces 12 o1' the said iie M35-ties are integrally connected Wil, escl] @they fmcl mess along im iiiteiinelime eiiemii'eielilnl line 13. 'Each tive body pcovidefl wi l1 mi integral annular base lill; :i-:lspizeel fiest mi the felly i5 (see F' l, 2, and il), :if en s demountalule oi' mi: im (sse 5,

my ap pif@ veel een stifuetioi.

'l ille 6, 7 and 8) of The tire bodies proximaely ciiculiu slmpe in cross section and the bases ae preferably 0f @metall shape in stion sul sw to iecommedate s ring; Y." of metal mi other material :mil sfapiecl, 1:0 resi; on lilie- *eily i5 gli?? serial No. 126,090.

which i'i m15@ the imeib 'faces of the,

M, smi. 'lle peripheral face me ene-li fing 1"." inline wish the (miiesposulmg inum- 'aces 12 an annular elimnliei 18 approximately tri eiigiilm' in Cross tion The musi faces lie bases '11% of the oui/gl'mus til' i :we enffziffel by ieiniig; .flammes 2() either las sen (l by bells s); other :lissenlrig devices L m formati integrally ,mi 'the 'rim 1G shown igi Figs. 3, (L and 3.

As shown in. Figs. 2, 5 nml use is mule of tw@ individual tire bodies l0 and this vehiclefi'e is more @speels ly designed 'For liglisi" vehicles, but for heavier vehicles Elm, number @il ii'iflii'idmil tu'e bodies l0 is cm i'ef'pmllmgly increased, tlm is llii'ee Snell e111 es n s compression of lll@ rebbe? or me iimleiim, 'thus giving i'. se ino L greets? fessi/aime d1un lml; Offerefi t@ the iniisl i. A11 elastic tive, minimising; n plurality 0l? mflwfii bodies limi nl mi clove- .isps in @mss secioifi7 m iiiwgml treuil :mrl mmm: inner faces said ses meet-ing le @iran and forming' n sibs'czmtls-lly climilliver opposie the tread in@ sfmce toflislortien in piojportion ign lim p .meure upon the ifescl.

"" "2. fm elastic tire, :imi'iprsiug 2L plu imfliviimil 'fie lmfllm lim.' im :mfl Quim' ii? ses and Y imm "Le of lle, l iixtei'izmiiarlze eicmrf 'ing s siiliistsnzislly ziiei @mili other along mi ini/raue? f eu'liml line pmie lie i'esil to @il k-e simio@ le flistommi m aro'portmn to the Je um hpmi 'lle 'yezul, und s 'fing @it the list-gsm of smid Clmmlaoi.

5. im elastic me, comprising :wd

feces sind spaced, lmsdes,

:i plum ity @LS individual 'ticelboflie iiaegml with die read and having convex outer r, e

other along an intermediate circumferential line and forming a circumferential substantially vtriangular chamberopposite theA tread to'. offer a continually increasing re-l sistance to distortion when pressure upony the tread is increased. I

4. An elastic tire, comprising a tread and integral individual tire bodies, the outer and inner faces of which being convex and the inner faces of the said individual tire bodies meeting each other along an intermediate circumferential line and-extending graduall inward and sidewise from said Ainterme iate line of meeting to form a eircumferential chamber directly opposite the tread to offer a continually increasmg resistance to distortion when 'the pressure upon the said tread is increased, and 'a bese .ring fitting between the bases of the said `individual tire bodies, the peripheral -ace outer and inner faces of which being convex,

the inner faces of the said tire bodies meeting each other along an intermediate cir# cumferential line and extending gradually inward and sidewise from said intermediate line of meeting to form a circumferential chamber directly opposite the tread' to'oier dovetail shape in cross section, and a ase` ring fitting between the said base ends and having beveled sides fitting the correspondingy sides of the Vbase ends, the peripheralV face of the ring forming a bottom for the said chamber and a seat for the inner face of the tire bodies-on subjecting the tread to pressure. l 1 '/1/ 6. The combination with a felly having side flanges, and elastic tire having a tread 'and-a plurality of individual tire bodies integral with the tread, the outer and inner faces .of the tire .bodies being convex, the tire bodies having ktheir bases in the form of dovetail tongues seated on thevfelly and the cuterfaces engaged by :said side iianges, the inner-faces ofthe tire bodies meeting each other along an intermediate circumferential line and extending gradually inward and sidewise from said intermediate circumferential line of meeting to form a circumferential chamber directly opposite the tread, the said chamber being approximately triangular in cross section, and a ring fitting between the'bases of the tire bodies and resting on the peripheral face of the felly.

' JNS MONSON. 

